Tamta,Gabrichidze’s,documentary,’The,Trader’,claims,Sundance,Film,Festival,awardFilmmaker,Tamta,Gabrichidze,has,been,unveiled,among,the,prize-winners,of,Sundance,Film,Festival,after,her,documentary,The,Trader,claimed,the,Short,Film,Jury,Award,at,the,renowned,event,on,Tuesday.The,young,director’s,short,,which,was,selected,by,cinema,platform,Netflix,for,global,distribution,earlier,this,month,,had,three,screenings,at,Sundance,starting,last,week.It,was,announced,among,winning,films,of,the,Sundance,Shorts,Awards,,while,the,festival,is,set,to,continue,running,through,Sunday.The,Trader,,also,known,as,Sovdagari,,follows,its,principal,protagonist,Gela,,traversing,the,Georgian,countryside,looking,to,sell,second-hand,clothing,and,everyday,items,from,the,back,of,his,minibus.Gela,does,his,trading,in,villages,and,towns,where,potatoes,,not,money,,is,the,main,currency,of,exchange.Young,and,old,peer,into,his,truck,,their,eyes,lighting,up,at,the,sight,of,modern,conveniences,like,sponges,and,lint,brushes.,It’s,a,riddle,that,pits,rural,value,against,urban,valuation,,dirt,versus,gold”,,said,a,preview,of,the,short,by,Netflix.Produced,by,Ilia,Tavberidze,,the,documentary,was,picked,for,Sundance’s,2018,shorts,program,that,highlighted,women,filmmakers.The,festival’s,award,is,the,second,highlight,for,The,Trader,after,the,Best,Short,Documentary,Award,of,the,2017,Hot,Docs,Canadian,International,Documentary,Festival,,where,it,premiered.It,is,the,fifth,work,for,Gabrichidze,,who,has,directed,short,and,documentary,films,starting,with,Ms.,Nature,in,2009.
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